Combined sound-reproducing and moving-picture machine



' APPLICATION FILED AUG-21. I913- Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

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COMBINED SOUND-PRODUCING AND MOVING-PICTURE MAfIHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFONSO CoRTnLLA, a subject of' the King of Italy, resident of Nice, France, (and Whose post-office address is No. 172 Leyden St, East Boston, Mass.,) have invented an Improvement in Combined Sound Reproducing and Moving Picture -Machines, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specificatiomdike characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to combined sound reproducing and moving picture machines and aimsto provide a novel combination of a sound reproducing or talking machine having a plurality of preferably. continuously operative record carrying members carrying successively operative records,

either disk or cylinder, and a moving'picturemachine whereby a plurality of records may be played without substantial interruption in synchronism with a suitable series of ictures toprovide a reproduction of any desired length within the capacity of the picture machine.

It is preferred at the time the record is made and synchronously therewith, so thatthe pictures and record may be reproduced in substanthe rear of the same, Figs. 1, 2 and 3, is

tially absolute synchronism without the ne- ,cessity of providing any special synchronizing means and my invention is herein illustrated as embodied inamachine of that type. Referring to the drawings of an illustrative embodiment of my invention comprising a talking machine of the disk record type to be described herein,

Figure 1 isa front elevation of my improved combined talking and moving picture machine, the latter, which may be of;

any conventional form, being shown as broken away; i

Fig; 2 is a plan view of the'same', Fig. 3, a front elevation of the shift mechanism for throwing the records successively into and out of operation;

Fig. i, a plan view thereof;

7 Fig. 5, a vertical section on the line 55,-

Fig. 3 from the right showin a detail of a portion of the means for loo 'ng a record into operative relation with its carrying member, herein a turn-table;

Fig. 6, a vertical sectional view on the line 66, Fig. lof further details of the shift mechanism Specification of Letters Iatent.

that the pictures be taken "on the upper ends of said shafts.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

Application filed August 21, 1913. Serial No. 785,853.

anism to actuate the latter for successively locking and unlocking the records to their respective turn-tables.

Referringnow to Figs. 13, the talking machine comprisingone member of my invention is shown as comprising a suitable table or stand 1, conveniently supported, as

by hollow legs 2 adapted to receive therem sliding rods 3, which may be adjustably locked thereto by ;means of set screws 4 so 1 that the table may be adjusted to any height, to suit varying conditions as. desired.

Mounted on the table 1, Figs. 1-2, at suit.- able points are a'plurality, herein two, of turn-table supports or frames 5, 5, which may secured to the table in any convenient manner as by bolts 6, 6. The top member 7 of each frame, and also the bottom member 8 are each drilled vertically tov provide bearings for the hollow turn-table shaft -9 which rotates therein. Each shaft 9" may be, if desired, provided with roller bearings 10.

Adjacent the shafts 9, '9, and herein, in

located a common driving shaft 11 for jointly and synchronously operating the talking and picture machines and provided with a pulley 12, by means of which power may be transmitted to said shaft from any .convenient source, as a motor 12 for instance, beneath the table 1. The shaft 11, see Fig. 2, is provided with a plurality of gears 13,13, each in mesh with a gear 14 on one of the shafts 9, whereby rotation'is imparted to the turn-tables 15, 15, mounted The turn-tables 15, 15, are both adapted to be, and preferably are, always in rotation with the shaft 11, as will be more fully described later, and may conveniently be termed simultaneously operating record carrying members, while the records 16, 16, are adaptedto be held secured to theirrespective successively operatin record supports or carrying members 17, 1 and successively locked to the turn-tablesat the proper times by a novel means'for that purpose. The record carrying member '17 is here shown, see Fig. 7, as a pintle mounted within the and extending above and below the same,

and provided on its upper end with a nut '18 for locking the record between the same and a ring or shoulder 19 on the pintle 1'1.

The upper endof each shaft 9 is provided with a shoulder 9 Fig. 7, for securing the turn-table thereto and said upper end is counter-bored and provided witha crown gear 20, and each ring 19 is provided with a single depending tooth 21, Fig; 7, adapted to engage the crown gear 20 when the record is in operation.

For both unlocking the record carrying member 17 from the turn-table and its shaft, and for supporting the same while in unlocked or inoperative position, I have provided the following novel construction. Just below the lower end of each shaft 9, Figs.

1, 3, is a pintle and record supporting member 22, which normally supports the .lower end of the pintle when in inoperative position with its tooth 21 raised above and out of'engagement with the crown teeth 20, as at the right hand end of Fig. 1; but which,

7 when the pintle is in operative position, as

at the left, see Fig. 1, is dropped somewhat below the end of the pintle, permitting the latter to drop down in the shaft 9 and the tooth 21'to engage the crown teeth 20, Fig. 7, and lock the record 16 to its turn-table 1'5 and shaft 9, and to cause it to rotate'with said turn-table and shaft.

Aspreviously stated the two turn-tables are so connected with the operating shaft 11 that they are both always in operation but I have provided novel record shifting means, including the pintle supports 22, 22,

. just referred-to, for alternately throwing the pintlesand the records secured thereto into operation and this record shifting means I will now describe.

It will be obvious'that it is particularly desirable that means be provided that will shift the records fthe weprodriction thereof will occur.

soquickly that no noticeable interruption in any suitable point, therefore, between the two, turn-tables, and preferably substan- 'tially midway thereof, is provided a support 23 on the table 1, for the shifting lever or walking I beam 24, which ispivoted thereto by aLpin 25. This support 23 is, in this case, an angle iron,.Fig. 6, having a base 23 and rear upturned member 23 provided with lever guides 23. The lever 24 is preferably thin member provided at each end,

' at suitable points thereon, with the pintle supports 22, 22, previously referred to, and

iecured thereto as desired as by screws 26,

- It will be noted from the construction so far described that necessarily when one end of the lever 24 is depressed, with its corresponding pintle support, the opposite end, with its corresponding pintle, is raised so that necessarily one pintle with its record is locked'to its shaft 9 While the opposite pintle and its record is unlocked from its shaft 9. The controlling means for the shifting mechanism herein comprises bellcrank locking and unlocking levers 27, Figs. 3, 4, 6 pivoted to suitable supports 23 on the table 1, the short arm of each lever being bent or otherwise adapted to engage a catch 28, on the rear face of the lever 24 while the long arm of the lever is extended to form a cam surface 29 adapted to be engaged by a lever tripping member 30 de ending from and adapted to be actuated by the sound arm, see Fig. 2, in dotted lines, to be more fully described presently.- These levers 27 are each normally retained in looking position by means of a leaf spring 31 secured thereto and seated upon the table 1.

For depressing and locking one end of the lever 24 instantly upon the unlocking and raising of the opposite end of said lever and thus instantly shifting the records, I have invented the following novel mechanism, forming also part of the shifting lever controlling means. On the front face of the lever 24, see Figs. 3, 4, 5, near each end is secured a bracket 32 and to the brackets are pivoted rearwardly extended lever positioning members 33, 33*. These lever positioning members 33, 33 are somewhat narrower at their rear ends than at their forward 33, and acting as a stop on that side of. the

member 34 for the same.

' Between said members 33, 33, on the member 23 are pivoted two upright reversing levers 39, 39, each suitably positioned to be engaged by one of thetrip members 30, 30, immediately after the member '30 delevers 27, 27. These reversinglevers 39, 39, are each pivotally connected by a connecting rod 40 with the lever positioning member 33 or 33" at the opposite end of the lever 24, and are each normally retained in position by a spring 41, secured thereto and to the member 23 -or any convenient support. For

positively acting upon the shifting lever posltlonmg members 33, 33, at the proper time and causing them to depress the respective ends of the lever 24, I have provided lever shifting disks 42 mounted upon and rotated by the shaft 11. These disks may be adjusted upon the shaft 11 both longitudinally and circumferentially by means of screws 43, Each disk has a roll 44 mounted thereon which, onerotation of the disk 42, will presses the cam end of one of the locking 40 j t1ve position.

. engage the upper face of the lever positiomng member 33, or 33 when it. is in raise the opposite 'end of the lever 24, its pintle support and pintle.

The trip members 30', 30, are shown, Fig.

8, as depending rods with laterally bent ends carrying rolls 45, 45, and threaded near their upper ends and provided with nuts 46, '46, disposed, respectively, Figs. 2, 8, above and belowthe ends of clamp members 47, 47, secured about the necks 48, 48, of the sound arms 49, 49, movably mounted in the two branches of the sound carrying tube 50. 7

Each trip member is so adjusted as to position on the neck 48 of the sound arm that it will trip the lever 39 by its roll being pushed against the same by the traveling sound arm 49 when the needle 51 of the sound box 52 thereon, having completed the reproduction of the record, is fedlaterally sufliciently far to cause said engagement and this result is accomplished most satisfactorily ifv the sound armis deflected laterally quickly by a distorted portion 53 of the, groove at, the end of the record groove 54.

- For supporting each sound arm 49 above picture taken either on the foregoing described machine by substituting a record making needle' for thefi eproducer, and a camera for the projecting .apparatus, or r upon other Well known machines operated synchronously for that purpose. The rec 0rd 16 of the first portion of the piece to be reproduced is then placed upon either turn-table, for instance the left hand one, Fig. 1. Therecord is secured to its-pintle 17, see Fig. 7, by removing the nut 18 therefrom, thrusting the top of the pintle 17 therethrough and then screwing the nut down securely thereon, locking the record between the nut and the flange 19. -The record 16 of the balance or next section of the piece is placed in position in the same manner on the right hand turn-table. The left hand end of the lever 24 is then depressed until the tooth 28 on the rear face thereof is engaged by the lever 27, thus permitting the pintle 17 to drop within the The lever; positioning members 33, '33. a

will be in the position shown in Fig. 4, the

right hand end of lever 24, Fig. 3, support- I ing the right hand pintle 17 with its record in raised or lnoperative position Fig. 1. Both needles are placed at the beginning of and out of contact with its record'or turn the respective records, one record being in table whenthe record 1s to be changed,-I operative position and the other in inophave provlded, Flgs. 2, 8, on the upper end er'ative position. The motor 12 or other 'and t iscam 55 gradually raises the sound arm 49 and box 52 to a convenient inopera- The sound tube 50, Fig. 1, is shown forked near itsupper end, one arm leading to each sound arm 49. The lower endof the sound tube is carried downthrou'gh the table 1,

' extended laterally and provided, if desired,

source of power is now started and the turntables 15, 15, and moving picture machine thus put into operation" by means of the pulley .12 and common shaft 11. The turntables and picture machine being both with any suitablesound magnifying device preferably provided at its end with ashort 56, and by'means of a wire 57 or other conlateral extension 53 and the lever trippin venient arrangement, the sound may be conmember 30 isso adjusted on the clamp 47 as to height, and said clamp so adjusted veyed to any part of the auditorium. v

circumferentially about the neck 48 that T-he soundtube 50 is herein shown as contained within a" case 58 .but this may be the roll 45 on said member 30 will engage dispensedwith if desired. The shaft 11 is the cam face 29 of the lever27 to throw shown, Figs. 1, 2, as carrying at each end a the same and unlock the lever'27 from the.

gear 59 either one of which is adapted to catch 28 on the lever 24. approximately an mesh with gears 60, 61, on the moving picinstant before the needle 51 reaches the latture machine, thus permitting the talking eral extension 53 at the .end of the record. machine to be positioned at either side of The roll 45, still moving laterally, will then the moving picture'machine as may be most convenient, having in mind the construction of the picture machine and operating requirements. I

The operation of my improved combined talking and moving-picture machine is as engage the lever 39 as soon as the record is finished and'the needle enters the lateral extension 53 which causes a quick movement of the roll 45 against said lever.

When the roll 45 engages the lever 39 it then, by reason of the link 40- connecting. the

follows: The record is first made and the l'e'ver39 with member 33,'causes said memtion, t

' position by being to produce her 33 to be thrown to the left, Fig. 4 into thevpath of the roll 44 on the Fig. 4, right-' hand disk 42. If when said member 33 is thus thrown laterally, the, yielding catch 34 thereon--should Happen to engage edg wise the roll 44, said member 34 will yield against the spring 37 until the roll has passed beyond its plane, the narrow outer end of the member 33 permitting the same, when the catch 34 will be immediately thrown again 'into the path of the roll 44 by said spring 37 On its next revolution, or its first revolution if said edgewise contact did not take place, the roll 44 will engage the upper face of the member 34 and depress the same with that end of the lever 24 bringing the catch 28 thereon be-. neath the end of the spring pressed lever 27, the spring 31 throwing the lever 27 forward and locking the lever 24 in that position.

When that end of lever 24 is depressed, the pintle supporting member 22 thereon is also depressed permitting the pintle 17 and record 16 locked thereto, hitherto in inoperative position to, fall into operative posi he tooth 21 on the pintle 17 engaging the crowrtteethfi2Q, and imparting the motion of the Fig. 1, .rdtating right hand turntable to the record 16; By themotion of the lever 24, the left hand, hitherto operative, record is withdrawn into inoperative raised by the rising left hand end of lever 24 and member 22 until the tooth 21 on said pintle is disengaged from the teeth 20, on the shaft 9. While this record is in inoperative position, it may be replaced by a record bearing another piece or another section of the same piece 'or reproduction. For this purpose, the sound the right until it arm may be swung to where it will be rides upon the cam 55 supported.

When' the new record has been placed on the left hand pintle 17 and the needle again placed in position, the record is again ready to be automatically placed in operation by a repetition of the oregoing described operation of the trip member 30, actuation of the levers 27, 39, and shifting of the lever 24, raising the right pintle and record and lowering again the left hand pintle and record.

Obviously this operation of the talking machine may be continued without any noticeable interruption of the reproduction of the record as lon as desired, and com-, pletely overcoming the objectionable delays and interruptions hitherto occasioned by changing the records.

By my improved construction it is practicable for the first time, so far as I am aware, a whole opera, oratono, or any long musical production and the accompanying pictures at one time without inter-' ruption, the wholebeing in complete synchronism of picture chronism. This is possible because the turntables are always in synchronism with the picture machine and each turn-table is automatically and mechanically thrown {into operation by' the mechanism operating in connection turn-table. I I

By this means dependence upon special synchronizing means governed by the motion of the picture machine, or synchronizing means separately operated, with its accompanying avoided. Where it wouldotherwise be necessary to synchroniie the movement of the record-carrying member with the picture machine after each record were laced in operation, it is, by means ofmy improved construction, necessary only to construction, it may bepossible to vary the same in manygspects within the spirit of the invention il-IldTlYGsCGP of the appended claims.

Claims J 1. The combination with a moving pic ture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound recording or reproducing machine comprising a plurality of automatically, successively rotatable record carrying members, a common driving shaft for'the picture machine and record carrying members, and means operated by the shaft for positively throwing each of the record carrying members into and out of operation in repeated cycles.

2. In a machine of the class described the combination with a picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound recording or reproducing machine comprising a plurality of automatically, successively operable, movable disk record carrying members,

means for effecting the successive operation of said diskrecords in repeated cycles, and a driving shaftpositively connected to both said machines whereby complete synand sound reproductions of a plurality of successively operated records is effected for an indefinite time.

3. The combination with a picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound recording or reproducing machine comprising a plurality of continuously .movab-le record carrying members, means for continuously moving said members, means for looking a record to each of the record carrying members in succession, and means including a driving shaft connecting the fpicture and sound reproducing machines or effecting the reproduction of the records in repeated cycles.

uncertainties, is absolutely.

with'the record onthe'opposite properly place the record on the turn-table and'adjust 4. The combination with a picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound recording or reproducmg machine comprlsing record carrying members, means for continuously moving said members, meansfor locking the records to the recordcarrying' members in succession, an operating shaft effecting continuous drivlng of the picture and sound reproducing machines, and means including a plurality of sound boxes andtheir needles for effect ng reproduction of the records in repeated cycles;

5. The combination with a picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound recording or reproducing machine comprising continuously operating record carrying members, means for inoperatively posltionmg apluralit of records adjacent thereto, and, means or automatically and substantlally simultaneously throwing one record out of and another record into operative position on the record carrying members in repeated cycles, and a synchronizing operatlve connection between said machines.

6. In a maphine of the class described the combination with a icture taking or reproducing machine, 0 a sound recording or v reproducing machine comprising a plurality of continuously moving record carrying members, means for inoperatively positioning a plurality of records adjacentthereto, means for automatically and substantially simultaneously throwing one record out of and another record into operative sition and repeating said operation in cyc es, and a SyHChI'OIIlZIIIg' operating connection be tween said machines.

7 In a machine of the class described the combination with a picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound recording or ,I'GPIOClllCing machine having a plurality of sound record carriers acting successively axially upon the record members to remove them from operative position, and means automatically eflecting successive operation of the record carriers in repeated cycles, and a SYIIChITOIHZIIIg operative connection between said machines.

8. The combination with a picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound recording or reproducing machine comprising a plurality of turntables successively operating record carrying members vertically adjustable relative thereto, and inoperatively positioned relative to the turntables when in raised position, and, means including a plurality of sound boxes, needles, and records effecting automatic, successive, operative positioning of the record carrying mem bers relative to the turntables, in repeated cycles, a synchronising operative connection between said machines.

' 9. The combination with a picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound recording or reproducing machine comprising a plurality of simultaneously operating rec- 0rd carrying members, successively operable record carrying members for holding the records in inoperative position, means for locking the successively operable record carrying members in operative engagement with the simultaneously operating carrying mem'bersand record shifting means including a drlving shaft connecting the talking and picture machines, and arecord shifting lever for throwing one record into and a second record out of operation n repeated cycles. 7

10. The combination with a picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound recording or reproducing machine comprising simultaneously operatlng record carrying members, successively operable record carrying members for holding the recordsin inoperative position, a plurality of sound arms, means for locking the successively op- Jerable members in operative engagement with thesimultaneously operating record carrying members; and record shifting means lncludlng a driving shaft connecting the talking and picture machines, and a rec-.

ord shifting lever for throwing one record into and a second record out of operation in repeated cycles; and controlling means operatlvely connecting the sound arms with the shifting lever to control the same.

-' 11. The combination with a picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound resecond record out of operation in repeated. cycles; and controlling means op'eratively connectlng the sound arms with the shifting lever to control the same. I

12. The combination with a picture takin or reproducinc machine, of a sound recording or reproducing machine comprising a plurality of simultaneously operatingv rec- 0rd carrying members, shafts therefor, successively operative record carrying pintles for holding the records in inoperative position, sound arms, means for locking the pintles in operative engagement with the simultaneously operating carryingmembers; and

record shifting means including a driving shaft connecting the talking and picture machines, and a record shifting lever having .pmtle supports and lever positioning members thereon for'throwing one record into and a second record out of o eration in repeated cycles; and controlling means ineluding lever trip in members on the sound chines, and a record shiftmg lever having pintle supports and lever positioning members thereon; and controlling means including reversing levers operatlvely connected with the positioning members, and lever tripping members on the sound arms to control the reversing 'levers for throwing one record into and a second record out of operation in repeated'cycles'.

14. The combination with a picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound recording orrreproducing machine comprising.

simultaneously operating record carrying members, shafts therefor, successively 0 erative record carrying pintles for hol ing the records in inoperative position, a plurality of sound arms, and means for locking the pintles in operative engagement with the simultaneously operating carrying members; record shifting means, including a driving shaft connected with the talking and picture machines, and 'a 1 ecord shifting lever having pintle supports and lever 'ositioning members thereon; and controlling means including reversing levers for the po-- sitioning members, lever tripping members on the sound arms to actuate the reversing levers; and means for locking'the shiftin lever to lockrone record. into and a secon vers, lever trippin members on the sound arms to actuate t e reversing levers, and lockin means for the shifting lever.

16. he combinaton with a picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound recording reproducing machine comprising a'plurality of simultaneously operating record carrying members, shafts therefor, successively operative record carrying pintles for holding the records in inoperatlve position; sound arms, means for holding the pintles in operative engagement with. the simultaneously operating carrying members; and

.record shifting means including a drlving record out of operative position in repeated.

cycles.

15. The combination with a picture takin or reproducin machine, of a sound recor 1 ing or repro ucing machine comprising a plurality of simultaneously opera'tlng record carrying members, shafts therefor, successivel operative record carrying pintles for holding the records 1n inoperatlve position; a plurality of sound arms, means for holding the pintles in operative engagement with the simultaneously'operating carrying members; record shifting means inclu mg a driving shaft connecting the talking and pic ture machines, and a record shifting lever having pintle supports and leverpositioning members thereon; controlling means including reversing levers for the positioning leshaft connecting the picture and sound reproducing machines, a record shifting lever having pintle supports and lever positioning members thereon, and catches on the positioning members; and controlling means including reversing levers connecting the po-. sitioning members, lever tripping members on the sound arms to actuate the reversing levers, and locking levers actuated by the trippin members.

17 The combination with a picture taking or reproducin machine, of a sound recording or repro ucing machine comprising a plurality of simultaneously operative record carrying members, shafts therefor, successivel operative record carrying pintles for holding the records in inoperative position, means for holding the pintles in operative engagement with. the successively operable carrying members, and a plurality of sound arms; record shifting means including a driving shaft connecting the talking and picture machines, a record shifting lever having pintle supports and lever positioning members thereon; and catches on the positioning members; and controlling means including reversing levers connected with the positioning members, lever tripping members on the sound arms, lockin levers for the shifting lever actuated by t e tripping members prior to actuation 'of revers-- ing levers, and lever shifting disks 'on the drivin shaft to actuate the shifting lever. 18. 7 he combination'with a picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound recording or reproducing machine comprising a plurality of simultaneously operative record carrying members, hollow. shafts therefor, record carrying pintles on the shafts for holding the records in inoperatiye position, means for lockin the records to the pintles, means for hol ing the pintles in operative engagement with the simultaneously operative record carrying members; a plurality of sound arms, record shifting means including a driving shaft having lever shifting disks, the shaft connecting the talking and picture machines, a record shifting lever having pintle supporting means and lever positioning means thereon including catches engaged by the lever shifting disks and springs for the catches; and controlling means including reversing levers, lever tripping members therefor and records carriedby said members in repeated cycles, and synchronizing connections between said moving picture machine and said sound reproducing mechanism.

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a moving picture taking or reproducingmachine, a sound recording or reproducing mechanism comprising a plurality of simultaneously operable recordcarrying members, means for effecting automatically the successive operation of the records carried by said members in repeated cycles, and gear connection between said movingv picture machine and said sound reproducing mechanism effecting synchronism.

thereof.

21. In a machine of the class described, the combinationof a moving picture taking or reproducing machine, a sound recording or reproducing mechanism comprising aplurality of simultaneously operable recordcarrying members, means for effecting automatically the successive operation of the records carried by said members in repeated cycles, and a common driving shaft geared .to both said moving picture machine and said sound reproducing mechanism thereby producing synohronism thereof.

22. In a: machine of the class described, the combination of a moving picture taking or reproducing machine, sound recording or reproducing mechanism comprising a plurality of record-carrying members, means for successively separating the operative connections between said members and the corresponding records, and for successively restoring said --operative connections and syn chronizing connections between said moving picture machine and said sound reproducing mechanism; I

23. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a moving picture taking or reproducing machine, a sound recording or reproducing mechanism comprlsmg a plurality of record carrying members, means for successively separating the operative connections between said membersand the corresponding records, and for successively restoring said operative connection, means for effecting said separation and restoration in successive cycles, and synchronizing connections between said moving picture machine and said sound reproducing mechanlsm,

24. In a machine of the class described,

the combination of a moving picture taking or reproducing machine, .a sound recording or reproduclng mechanism, comp-rising a plurality of record-carrying members, means for s uccessively lifting the records from the carrying members, means for successively depressing records 1nto operative relatlon to ing and depressing in successive cycles, and synchronlzmg connections between said moving picture machine and said sound reroducin mechanism.

25. The combination with a: picture taking or reproducing machine, of a sound record- 'ing or reproducing machine comprising simultaneously moving record carrying gmembers, balanced successively operating record carrying members operated'thereby,

means for automatically locking the latter members alternately tothe former members, laterally movable soundarms, upwardly moving record shifting mechanism operated thereby to raise the successively operable carrying members from the simultaneously movable members including a shifting lever, positioning members thereon, a shaft having catch carrying disks thereon, to engage said positioning members and controlling means including reversing levers operated by the sound arms to control the action of the disks said members, means for effecting said liftupon the catches, said shaft having a synchroniking operative connection with said machines.

26. The combination of amoving picture taking or producing machine with a sound recording or reproducing machine having a plurality of record carrying members, means for holding a record in inoperative relation thereto, automatic means acting successively to effect operative relation between a record and a carrying-member in repeated cycles, and a synchronizing operative connection between said machines.

27. The combination of a moving picture 4 taking or producin machine with a sound recording or repro ucmg machlne having-a plurality of record carrying members, auto- -matic means for successively throwing a record into operative relation thereto in repeated cycles, and a synchronized operative connection, between said machines.

28. The combination with a motion picture taking or producing machine of a sound recording or reproducing machine com rising a plurality of record carrying members, means for inoperatively positioninga record relative thereto, automatic means for successively looking a record in operative rela v tion to a carrying member in repeated cycles,

and a synchronizing operative connection between said machines."

29. The combination with a motion picture taking or producing machine of a sound recording or reproducing machine comprising simultaneously operative carrying members 15, shafts 9 therefor, record carrying pintles 17 therein for'carrying the records in inoperative position, record locking 11 connecting said machines and having the disks 42' thereon, record shifting lever 24:

with the pintles supports 22, lever positioning members 33-433, and catches 34 thereon adapted to be engaged by the lever shifting'disks 42; and controlling means in'cluding reversing lever 39, connected with the positioning members 33-33, lever tripping members 30 on the sound arms, locking levers 29 for the shifting levers actuated by the tripping members prior to' the actuation of the reversing levers. v

-In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFoNso CORTELLA.

Witnesses:

JOHN R. MOULTON, ALoInE MARIANI. 

